Engineering Technician I

About the role

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an Engineering Technician I to join our Operational Technology (OT) Development and Implementation team. This entry-level role involves maintaining, supporting, and securing our critical SCADA system.

Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Liaison: Assist in responding to OT cybersecurity alerts and coordinate with Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC).
• Escalate alerts to subject matter experts, communicate alert statuses to stakeholders, and facilitate resolution of cybersecurity alerts.
• Hardware and Software Asset Management: Responsible for following asset management policies and procedures to ensure database contains only authorized assets and addressing any unauthorized assets identified.
• Maintain and track spare hardware inventory of SCADA.
• SCADA System Support: Learn and assist with configuration, maintenance, and support for SCADA.
• Absorb and assist with analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving SCADA system issues.
• Learn and assist with deployment of OT equipment, including installation, patching, configuration, support, and maintenance.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED, and either two years of accredited college or university in engineering related coursework or two years of relevant experience.
• General Required Knowledge: Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry; design principles; technical research, analysis and report preparation; and current office equipment and technology.
• Corrosion Required Knowledge: Corrosion science.
• Maintenance Management Required Knowledge: Maintenance planning practices.
• Control Systems Required Knowledge: None.

Qualifications

• General Required Skills and Abilities: Perform calculations; read plans, specifications and drawings; use current office equipment and technology; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
• Corrosion Required Skills and Ability: Learn to test and assess infrastructure and equipment.
• Maintenance Management Required Skills and Ability: Learn and assist with maintenance planning processes and practices.
• Control Systems Required Skills and Ability: None.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan
• Retail benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment

Schedule

Monday through Friday / Every other Friday off. Monday through Thursday 9 hours per day, 8 hours per day every other Friday. Start times are no earlier than 6 am and ending times are no later than 6 pm. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs.

Hybrid Work Schedule

This position is currently offered as a hybrid work schedule, typically including two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs.

Eligibility List*

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